Canadian Press: Defence Minister Peter MacKay says weapons are flowing from Iran into the hands of Afghan insurgents.
Canadian FM says Afghan insurgents are getting weapons from Iran
Iran wants talks with US ambassador
AP: Iran wants to renew high-level talks with U.S. officials on security in Iraq, insisting that discussions take place between ambassadors and not lower-level functionaries, Iraqi officials said Monday.
Iran police detain 28 youth at banned party: report
Reuters: Iranian police detained 28 young men and women wearing “inappropriate and repulsive” clothing and confiscated alcohol at a party in a northeastern city, an Iranian news agency reported on Monday.
Iran’s first home-built nuclear plant ready in 9 years: MP
AFP: Iran’s first home-built nuclear power plant is scheduled to come online in around nine years, a top MP said on Monday, citing a report by the Iranian atomic energy organisation.
Iran to seek bids for 19 atomic power plants: MP
Reuters: Iran said on Monday it rejected any preconditions for talks with the United States, which suspects it wants an atomic bomb, and a member of parliament was quoted as saying Tehran planned 19 nuclear power plants.
In Iran, search for American yields little
New York Times: The wife of a former F.B.I. agent who has been missing since March 8 and was last known to have been on a Persian Gulf island that belongs to Iran left the country on Sunday morning after unsuccessfully seeking clues to her husbands whereabouts.
US envoy cautious on Iran role in Iraq unrest
AFP: The US ambassador in Baghdad, Ryan Crocker, expressed caution on Sunday on whether Iran was trying to curb bloodshed in Iraq, but acknowledged Tehran could trigger chaos if it wanted to.
Ambassador skeptical of Iran’s plan for Iraq
Los Angeles Times: The U.S. ambassador expressed wariness Sunday about Iranian intentions in Iraq, saying that even if Iran-backed militias had decreased activities here, he was not yet convinced the Islamic state was committed to helping stabilize Iraq.
Iran arrests dozens in video crackdown: police
AFP: Iranian police in overnight raids arrested dozens of suppliers of illegal DVD movies and other videos deemed to be “decadent and immoral,” they said on Sunday.
Iran says gets 90 pct of oil income in euros, yen
Reuters: Iran has boosted oil export earnings in non-U.S. dollar currencies to 90 percent, a senior official said on Sunday, making clear the world’s fourth-largest crude exporter would continue to reduce its dollar exposure.
